charity overhead, fundraising, overhead, overhead myth
People First
Giving Tuesday Is A Fabulous Opportunity To ...

Giving Tuesday is not simply a time to raise money. It is a splendid opportunity to educate your donors about how reasonable overhead spending is absolutely crucial to ensure that your charity’s programs create real positive change in your community.

Giving Tuesday Is A Fabulous Opportunity To Dispel The Overhead Myth
People First
Honour Our Fallen On Remembrance Day 2024

Be sure to honour our fallen heroes this Remembrance Day by wearing a poppy and thanking the Veterans in our lives.

Honour Our Fallen On Remembrance Day 2024
board fundraising, board members, fundraising, Giving Tuesday
People First
3 Ways To Get Your Board Members Involved In ...

Encouraging board members to play a fundraising role is an uphill battle for charities of all types and sizes. The good news is that Giving Tuesday offers us a unique opportunity to increase our boards’ enthusiasm on all matters related to fundraising.

3 Ways To Get Your Board Members Involved In Fundraising On Giving Tuesday
funders, foundations, funding
People First
Funder Profiles #7: The J.W. McConnell Family ...

Since our goal with Funder Profiles is to keep you informed of Canada’s greatest change-making funding bodies, it’s prudent that we feature one of Canada’s largest, oldest and most progressive private foundations.

Funder Profiles #7: The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
board members, charities, Executive Director
People First
Sometimes A Change Of Scenery Is Just What The ...

Sometimes when an Executive Director is no longer taken seriously by her or his board, and complacency is the predominant emotion, a change in leadership might be the silver bullet for all parties.

Sometimes A Change Of Scenery Is Just What The Doctor Ordered

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FUNDRAISING DOs & DON'Ts #9

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FUNDRAISING DOs & DON'Ts #9

In this installation of “FUNDRAISING DOs & DON’Ts”, we explore the relative importance of a pair of metrics that we tend to monitor when executing funding campaigns. One is an extraordinarily common variable that perhaps gets tracked too closely, while the other unequivocally demands more of our attention.

 
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Proven Fundraising Strategies for Community and Grassroots Organizations